On October 14, the 9th circuit will hold oral arguments in Doe v Reed, 09-35818, the case over whether the names and address of petition signers should be made public. The three judges who will consider the case are Harry Pregerson (a Carter appointee), A. Wallace Tashima (a Clinton appointee), and N. Randy Smith (a Bush Jr. appointee). They will be deciding whether the U.S. District Court’s injunction should be maintained or lifted. The injunction said that the Washington Secretary of State should not give out to the public the names and addresses of people who signed the Referendum petition on civil unions.
Just abolish petitions and keep the secret ballot. Then all privacy protections are guarded. Duh!